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Breast CancerNCT03480659

Detection of Breast Cancer With Non-invasive Method Based on DNA Methylation of Circulated Tumor DNA, PBMC

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Female, run by HKGepitherapeutics at 1 site in Kazakhstan.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

A central challenge in the fight against breast cancer is how to detect disease in a noninvasive manner before it is detectable by imaging methods. Although inroads have been made with more sensitive imaging techniques for earlier detection of breast cancer, these techniques are limited by the size of lesion that… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Female
How many people
165 participants
Where
1 siteKazakhstan
Study dates
1 Jun 2018to 1 Sep 2021
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients will be assigned an ID that will be kept confidential according to hospital regulations. IDs will be randomized so that identity will not be revealed except to the approved hospital personnel. Methylation data will be returned to the hospital for follow up of progression of disease and for assessing early prediction of progression of Breast cancer and will be entered into the data base. Other clinical follow up data will be entered into the electronic data base. All data will be captured in case report form

Who may be able to join

  • Histological confirmed breast cancer subtypes (DCIS and invasive)

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant women
  • Minors (subjects less than 18 years of age)
  • Prisoners
  • Patients with known infectious disease, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), or hepatitis B, C
  • Patients having other than one cancer
  • Subjects unable to consent for themselves

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Kazakhstan1 site
  • Kazakh Institute of Oncology and Radiology

    Almaty

Other trials in Kazakhstan

About this study

Official title: Breast Cancer Screening Using DNA Methylation Changes in Circulated Tumor, PBMC and T-cells DNA.

A central challenge in the fight against breast cancer is how to detect disease in a noninvasive manner before it is detectable by imaging methods. Although inroads have been made with more sensitive imaging techniques for earlier detection of breast cancer, these techniques are limited by the size of lesion that could be detected. Alternatively, several blood proteomic biomarkers have been proposed but none offer as of yet sufficient predictive power. Consequently, effective non-invasive tools as prognostic indicators and biomarkers of breast cancer are urgently needed.

The purpose of this study is to develop and test non-invasive biomarkers based on methylation changes in PBMC and circulated tumor DNA in breast cancer patients.

Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03480659
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Breast CancerEarly stage luminal A and triple negative breast cancer [TNBC] (estrogen receptor-negative (ER-), progesterone receptor-negative (PR-) and HER2-negative (HER2-)
ControlAge matched control females

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. DNA methylation of circulated tumor and PBMC DNA and its Correlation to Development and prediction of breast cancer

    We will develop the linear model and a threshold value differentiating breast cancer from control based on the 100 patient training set. The model will be provided to the researchers:

    Methylation score=CG1*b1+CG2*b2+ CG3*b3 + e

    CG1 is the methylation value of the first CG b1 is the regression coefficient for the first CG and e equals the intercept.

    We will develop the regression coefficient and intercept as well as the DNA methylation values for each patient for each CG. We will first compute the polygenic methylation score for each patient. Then based on the computer threshold based on the training cohort will call the samples as breast cancer or not.

    Measured: 6 months to 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Mar 2018
  2. Study start1 Jun 2018
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2021
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2021

Why it stopped: Experienced technical issues with plasma blood samples collected from patients.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
165 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03480659
Sponsor's protocol ID
HKG-KZ-BrCa-101
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
21 Mar 2018
Last updated
21 Dec 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Female, run by HKGepitherapeutics at 1 site in Kazakhstan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Kazakhstan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Experienced technical issues with plasma blood samples collected from patients.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

DNA methylation of circulated tumor and PBMC DNA and its Correlation to Development and prediction of breast cancer (time frame: 6 months to 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Dec 2023.

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